Be a Brother
| Be a Brother | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 1970 | |||
| Recorded | 1970 | |||
| Genre | Psychedelic rock | |||
| Length | 35:09 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Nick Gravenites | |||
| Big Brother and the Holding Company chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| The Village Voice | A[2] |
Be a Brother is an album by Big Brother and the Holding Company, released in 1970. It was their first album after Janis Joplin's departure. Recruited in her place were guitarist David Shallock and singer-songwriter Nick Gravenites.[3]
Included are ten original Holding Company compositions; though "Home on the Strange" is credited as "Arranged and adapted by P. Albin and S. Andrew", it is in fact a new composition with no apparent derivation from any public domain work.
Track listing
- "Keep On" (Sam Andrew , Peter Albin, David Getz, James Gurley, David Schallock) – 4:21
- "Joseph's Coat" (Nick Gravenites, John Cipollina) – 3:10
- "Home on the Strange" (Albin, Andrew) – 2:15
- "Someday" (Andrew) – 2:17
- "Heartache People" (Gravenites) – 6:36
- "Sunshine Baby" (Andrew, Albin, Getz, Gurley, Shallock) – 3:30
- "Mr. Natural" (Andrew) – 3:31
- "Funkie Jim" (Andrew, Albin, Getz, Gurley, Shallock, Gravenites) – 3:47
- "I'll Change Your Flat Tire, Merle" (Gravenites) – 3:14
- "Be a Brother" (Gravenites) – 3:04
Personnel
- Big Brother and the Holding Company
- Nick Gravenites - lead (2, 5, 8-10) and backing vocals
- Sam Andrew - guitar, lead (1, 4, 6, 7) and backing vocals
- David Schallock - guitar, backing vocals
- Peter Albin - guitar
- James Gurley - bass, guitar
- David Getz - drums, piano
with:
- Richard Greene - violin
- Mike Finnigan - keyboard
- Tower of Power - horn section
- Ira Kamin, Janis Joplin, Kathi McDonald, Mark Naftalin
- Technical
- David Brown, Jerry Hochman, Sy Mitchell - engineer
- Bob Seidemann - album design, photography
- John Van Hamersveld - design concept
Chart listing
Billboard 200 - No. 134
References
- ^ Campbell, Al. Be a Brother at Allmusic. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (June 10, 1971). "Consumer Guide (18)". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
- ^ "Be a Brother - Review". allmusic.com. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
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